Marshall’s best tight ends since 2004
Xavier Gaines has the most receiving yards of the 19 tight ends who played at Marshall since 2004, 1,406 in 44 games. Ryan Yurachek is 2nd with 1,354. Toby Payne is 4th, with 857; 24 more passes Armani Levias for 3rd.
Of C-USA’s best tight ends since 2004, Xavier Gaines is 3rd, Ryan Yurachek 4th and Armani Levias 9th.
Marshall’s tight ends this season
- Toby Payne8 games, 33.6 a game857 at Marshall, the 4th-most since 2004. 24 more puts him past Armani Levias for 3rd.269receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Gaines2018 – 2021 · 44 games | 1,406 | 110 | 11 |
| 2 | Ryan Yurachek2014 – 2017 · 47 games | 1,354 | 143 | 26 |
| 3 | Armani Levias2018 – 2019 · 25 games | 880 | 71 | 6 |
| 4 | Toby Payne2022 – 2026 · still playing | 857 | 86 | 10 |
| +269 this season · passes Armani Levias for 3rd in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 5 | Eric Frohnapfel2011 – 2014 · 30 games | 712 | 66 | 10 |
| 6 | Emanuel Byrd2015 – 2016 · 21 games | 456 | 45 | 4 |
| 7 | Devin Miller2018 – 2022 · 31 games | 411 | 48 | 5 |
| 8 | Cade Conley2023 – 2024 · 7 games | 215 | 23 | 1 |
| 9 | Chris Mottillo2023 · 3 games | 56 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Sean Sallis2023 · 5 games | 51 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Joe Woodrum2013 – 2015 · 2 games | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tracy Stephens2025 · 1 game | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Justin Holmes2024 · 3 games | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Luke Soto2023 · 1 game | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| T15 | Amir Richardson2020 · 2 games | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| T15 | Hayden Hagler2020 · 2 games | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| T15 | Stacey Marshall Jr.2022 · 1 game | 6 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Xavier Gaines2020 – 2021 · 23 games887
- › Toby Payne2022 – 2026 · 30 games857
- Devin Miller2020 – 2022 · 24 games327
- Cade Conley2023 – 2024 · 7 games215
- Chris Mottillo2023 · 3 games56
2011–19
- Ryan Yurachek2014 – 2017 · 47 games1,354
- Armani Levias2018 – 2019 · 25 games880
- Eric Frohnapfel2011 – 2014 · 30 games712
- Xavier Gaines2018 – 2019 · 21 games519
- Emanuel Byrd2015 – 2016 · 21 games456
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Method
- Every tight end who played at Marshall since 2004, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a tight end who played at Marshall before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at Marshall in its seasons.